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The shop, which opened in the vacant unit previously occupied by BONITA fashion, is open between 7am and 7pm Monday to Saturday, and from 9am to 6pm on Sundays.

"We felt Croydon was the perfect place to develop our brand," co-founder David Hodgetts said.

The shop's courtyard can seat around 30 people (Image: David Cook)

"We have East Croydon station, the High Street and other certain brands which are opening here, like Five Guys. It made a lot of sense when we were showed the area and we feel our proposal of fresh food and better coffee fitted perfectly with Croydon.

"There are the offices, the people commuting and it's just a great fit."

Triple Two Coffee was formed when Mr Hodgetts and business partner Sezan Walker opened their first store in Swindon in August 2016.

The company's co-founder believes the food offering differentiates the chain from rivals (Image: David Cook)

Since then they’ve come on leaps and bounds, with Croydon being the seventh location they have opened in.

And they have major ambitions for the next five years too, with plans to take on the giants of the coffee world - Costa, Starbucks, Caffé Nero and Pret a Manager.

"We opened our first store about two and a half years ago in August 2016 in Swindon," said Mr Hodgetts.

"There were three people who started the business up and we have always wanted to expand it.

Some of the tasty cakes on offer at Triple Two Coffee (Image: David Cook)

"From the research we did on all of the big coffee shops we found their food offerings were very limited.

"Our concept was to deliver better coffee, to create fresh food every day and to create a fantastic new brand design.